South American football body CONMEBOL announced on Wednesday that the historic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host the final of Copa America on 10 July. It also picked Brazil against Venezuela as the opener on 13 June at Brasilia’s Mané Garrincha stadium.
The format of the tournament, with two groups of five, was maintained.
Group A
Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.
Group B
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.
The four best of each group advance to the knockout stage.
Fixtures
Group Stage
Sunday 13 June (23:00): Brazil v Venezuela
Monday 14 June (02:00): Colombia vs Ecuador
Monday 14 June (23:00): Argentina vs Chile
Tuesday 15 June (02:00): Paraguay vs Bolivia
Tuesday 17 June (23:00): Colombia v Venezuela
Friday 18 June (02:00): Peru v Brazil
Friday 18 June (23:00): Chile v Bolivia
Saturday 19 June (02:00): Argentina v Uruguay
Sunday 20 June (23:00): Venezuela v Ecuador
Monday 21 June (02:00): Colombia v Peru
Monday 21 June (23:00): Uruguay v Chile
Tuesday 22 June (02:00) Argentina v Paraguay
Wednesday 23 June (23:00): Ecuador v Peru
Thursday 24 June (02:00): Colombia v Brazil
Thursday 24 June (23:00): Bolivia v Uruguay
Friday 25 June (02:00): Chile v Paraguay
Sunday 27 June (23:00): Brazil v Ecuador
Sunday 27 June (23:00): Venezuela v Peru
Monday 28 June (02:00): Uruguay v Paraguay
Monday 28 June (02:00): Bolivia v Argentina
Quarter- Finals:
Friday 2 July (02:00): TBD
Saturday 3 July (02:00): TBD
Sunday 4 July (00:00): TBD
Sunday 4 July (03:00): TBD
Semi-Finals:
Tuesday 6 July (01:00): TBD
Wednesday 7 July (03:00): TBD
Third Place Playoff:
Saturday 10 July (01:00): TBD
Final:
Sunday 11 July (02:00): TBD